Many local athletes will be moving on to the state track and field championships after competing at Section 5’s meet of champions Friday at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

All of the athletes mentioned below qualified for states. The state meet is Saturday, March 2 at Cornell.

Canandaigua is sending four athletes to states. Christine Lyttle is making her second trip after winning the 55-meter hurdles in 8.51, and teammate Samantha Carro finished second in the event in a personal best time of 8.71. Jessica Colmerauer placed third in the 300 to earn a spot on the intersectional distance relay. She broke her own school record with a time of 42.53 in the semifinals. On the boys side, Sam Harding broke his own school record in the pole vault with a first-place jump of 14 feet and 6 inches.

Marcus Whitman’s Rebekah Champlin won the 1,500 race walk in 7:19.16 to make states.

Palmyra-Macedon’s Allison Phillips placed third in the 55 and ran a state-qualifying time of 7.43 in preliminaries, so she will advance. Phillips also qualified for the intersectional distance relay.

Aquinas’ 4x400 relay team of Isaac Darling, Ben Drexler, Khris Greggs, Josh Hanna, Greg Pardner and Corey Wegman placed first in 3:28.64. Hanna also won the 600 (1:22.95) and Drexler took third in the event (1:23.59).

Brighton’s Andrew Mullen won the 1,000 (2:31.06) and Will Ronchetti finished third in the 1,600 (4:24.26).

Greece Odyssey’s Victoire Kothor won the shot put (40-9.5). On the boys side, Victorin Kothor finished third in the long jump (22-1).

Greece Olympia’s 4x200 relay team of Craig Hardgers, Ja’marie Jefferson, Desmond Mobley, Tremaine Moore, Carnell Noble, Shane Presley took first (1:31.71). Noble placed second in the 55 (6.48), and Mobley placed second in the high jump (6-8) and won the long jump (24-1).

Hilton’s 4x400 relay of Madison Walker, Jenny Coleman, Haley Keene, Rachel Ryan, Colleen Arnold and Shannon took first to advance with a time of 4:08.71. Keene also qualified in the 1,000 by taking second (3:03.16), and fellow Cadet Shannon Page placed second in the 600 (1:36.21). Tyler Ranke placed third in the 3,200 (9:36.56), and Ross Pirnie took third in the 1,000 (2:33.78).

Honeoye Falls-Lima’s Sydney Kurtic took third in the shot put (37-11.5).

Page 2 of 2 - Irondequoit’s Joanna Heath won the long jump (17-4.75), and teammate Georgia Tuttle took third in the 1,500 (4:45.13). On the boys side, Ryan Cribbin won the shot put (55-5.75).

McQuaid’s David Ingraham placed third in the 300 (36.61) and the Knights’ 4x800 relay team of Matt Brien, Nick Ciolkowski, Nate Howe, Austin Peters, Michael Sullivan and A.J. Stuver took first (8:08.4).

Mercy is sending three girls to states. Monica LaBorde placed third in the 1,500 race walk (7:20.94), teammate Maggie Pryslak placed third in the 600 (1:37.43) and Kierra Carter placed second in the shot put (38-2).

Penfield’s Katie Lembo won the 3,000 in 9:50.36 and also qualified in the 1,500 by taking second (4:40.71). Teammate Melissa Tylock placed second in the race walk (7:20.76). On the boys side, Derek Swarthout qualified for the intersectional distance relay.

Pittsford Sutherland’s 4x200 relay of Deaven Winebrake, Davida Hawkes, Annie Hanna, Lauren Corbett and Mary Visca took first in 1:49.71 to advance. Visca also qualified for the intersectional distance relay and Hawkes also took second in the triple jump (36-0.5). On the boys side, Colby Bleier took second in the 600 (1:23.33).

Rush-Henrietta’s 4x800 relay of Emma Jones, Xaelel Allen-Caballero, Alex Cooper, Elvira Martinez, Ceara Watson and Alana MacDonald took first in 9:32.09. Watson also won the 600 (1:35.93). On the boys side, Mickey Burke won the 3,200 (9:24.72) and qualified for the intersectional distance relay. Josh Wray took second in the 300 (35.32), Brennan Root placed second in the 1,600 (4:24.16), and Chauncey Scissum placed second in the triple jump (47-1).

Spencerport’s Madeline Kopp won the 55 (7.33) and 300 (40.1) to make states. On the boys side, Eric Zemaitis placed second in the long jump (22-2.5).

Webster Schroeder’s Valarie Palermo won the 1,000 (3:00.24), and teammate Alex Kober won the triple jump (36-5). On the boys side, Bamidele Akinniyi placed third in the 55 (6.62) and qualified for the intersectional distance relay.

Webster Thomas’ Amanda Vestri placed second in the 3,000 (10:38.61) and teammate Eileen O’Hara won the 1,500 (4:37.63).